In East Los Angeles, 1973, four high school pals started playing music. The sound they developed had was a unique brand of rock and roll injected with the traditional Mexican influences they grew up with. This ever-evolving style won them countless awards and accolades.

Over the past 30 years, Los Lobos has been about everything from traditional Mexican music (LA PISTOLA Y EL CORAZÓN) to crossover hits ("La Bamba") to later records that beguilingly played with form and narrative (KIKO, COLOSSAL HEAD). But Los Lobos is bound by more than music, reflected in the fact that the Los Lobos of 2003 are the same four guys that started the band in 1973, with the addition of Steve Berlin, who joined in 1983. This staying power has more to do with a personal bond than just music.

Individual members of the group have been part of such projects as Latin Playboys, Houndog, Soul Disguise, and Grammy award-winning Los Super Seven. Additionally, the band remains actively involved in scoring soundtracks for film and television, including the recent film SPY KIDS.

"It's been a long, tough road for us," Louie Perez says for himself, David Hidalgo, Conrad Lozano, Cesar Rosas, and Steve Berlin. But no matter how grueling the haul, they continue to make the music they make because that's who they are, and what they've grown to be. As Louie says, "What it comes down to is friendship. We make music because that's what we were put on this earth to do. It's what we're good at."